Lesson 20. Exploring Spotify Apps

In this lesson, you learn how to enhance Spotify with various third-party apps.

Understanding Spotify Apps

An app is a small application designed for a specific purpose. Spotify has opened its underlying technology platform so that other companies can develop apps for use by Spotify members. You can add apps to your version of the Spotify software that provide enhanced value when you’re using Spotify.

Maybe you’d like some tips on new music to listen to? There are apps for that. Maybe you’d like to see the lyrics for a particular song? There’s an app for that. Or maybe you’d like to be notified when your favorite artists are performing live nearby? There’s an app for that, too.

There are more than a dozen apps ...

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